The evening world. Newspaper, January 3, 1912, Page 1

) TREASURER IN TOMBS FOR $143,000 THEFT TAFT FIRMLY REFUSES TO STEP ASIDE FOR ROOSEVELT “WEATHER—saew probable to-night or Thurétday. “ Circulation Books Open to All,” ee [* as Circulation Books Open | to All.’ + EDITION. PRICE ONE OENT. cornet het = NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1912. 18 PAGES PRICE ONE CENT. Snow probable to-gight or T! FI EDITION. “TAFTWILLSTAY IN RACE; ABORFEDERATIN WOMAN'S SKIS |, Cone Tt Pee rem $143 (00 EMBEZZLER sr neqrey | OANZE SEED EPAERAFOAT SS THN yan TERS SURRENDERS AND GOES: | National Agent Flood Arrested | Passengers on Ferry Saw Ob- 10 TOMBS FOR TRI AL as New Dynamite Revela- | ject in Water and Sum- | tion Is Made in Indianapolis. moned Rescuers. 'Percy G. Vanderoef, Treasurer of Dry | Goods Firm, Had Skipped When Experts Were Called to =~ Examine His Books. s 'CHECK FOR HIGH LIVING . BRINGS HIM TO PRISON. |Worked Up From Office Boy in the | Van Keuren Thornton Company to Position of Trust. a natn Announcement Comes From White House to Meet the Story That [LEADERS ARE INVOLVED.|MYSTERY IN THE CAS He Might Withdraw in Favor of Roosevelt. Ex-Mayor Bookwalter Says He! Supposed to Have Jumped Told Men Near Gompers of From the Suffern on Way (By Ansoctated Press.) McNamara Two Years Ago. From Jersey. WASHINGTON, JAN. 3—"“NOTHING BUT DEATH CAN If KEEP ME OUT OF THE FIGHT NOW.” , MUSCATINE, I0., Jan. 3.—Bmmette| Utessed in m fashionable carac | coat, @ woman thought to be Mra. G [ President Taft is reporteg to have made this statement to-day to aoe shearer pen lereey oe We'lpriel Fried of No. 896 Hroadw @a¥ers at the White House andito have added that he had no objection to/ regtea here this afternoon as he arrivea |"; was rescued from the North River i dhe Gael, GeeuuaaiOd hie law. | Of Twenty-third street shortly before! fhe statement being made public. yer, Danie: 00 of Ohi | noon. She ts believed to have fallen or} It undoubtedly was intended to set at rest all reports that Mr. Taft) INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. hs ational oe from pg ferryboat Suffern of labor oMfictals, amMliated with Samuel|‘h® Erle vervice. Gompers and the Amertean Federation | She wore @ elk waist and skirt, @ {n favor of Col, Thepdore Roosevelt of Labor were informed two years ago | J8ht blue muffler and a black felt hat by Charles A. Bookwalter, who as|,*!t white wings, Sie Is about forty | ‘The President is said to ba thoroughly aroused to the gravity of the situation! 4.0) a: that time conducted « secret | DCT O14, & feet 6 inches in height th the Republican party and determined to let his attitude be generally under-| investigation, that John J. McNamara] ®%@ wel#hs 130 pounds.” In a pack i had directed & series of dynamite ex, | ®S@ still clutched tn ner hand, wa ateog. He hes declared that under no circumstances will he withdraw his name| Ti Mrs Fnamite eX | wilk waist of eccentile style and two |, frem considgration by the Chicago Convention next June, and has asserted that! pis was yaade known by Bookwalter | ¥rescriptions filled at Belfry’s phar ‘bia, positign ‘witn xeapect: to’ the nomination has Wot changed in any particular |to-day whon he was informed that the | Macy, No. 264, Broadway, Btoahign, Government's investigation ere em-|ON® was medicine (prescription Nu ee ho entered the White House, braced an inquiry into the clroum.|2£%023, filled Dec, 23), and the other might withdraw from the race for the Republican nomination for Pres‘dent — Percy G. Vanderoet, who 1s accused of stealing between $143,660 PERCY G VANDEROEF, ws Jand $145,000 trom the Van Keuren & Thornton Company of No, 20 ! Thomas street, a wholesale dry goods concern of which he was treasurer, nea yas igned before Magistrate Freschi in Centre Street Police Court : ils (prescription No. 228,083) was arraigned before Mag e z 2 ‘E E END. atances of tho four explosions directed | W** P : ll bi LL STAY IN THE RACE TO TH inst Aliiert Van Spreckelsen, a gen. | flied Dec. %, both on onler trom Ih: pened this afternoon on a charge of grand larceny. Terence J. McManus, Pils Tart nas told trenda and party lenders trom the frat that If he should rat contractor, on account. of labor ‘wan ee | |counsel for Vanderoef, entered a plea of not guilty and waived an appli- fee called. upon to stand for re-election he would be glad to do #0; that he felt | troubles. The yoman was taken to the New| : bail J t Bookwalter declared that: he expected cation tor bai unde {tons to the party for having.made him President, and was willin, York Hbspital, It ie said that she wil) | 1 tr obligations to Pi , . | to be subpoenaed by the Federal Grand | recover. Vanderoef was hell without bail-and sent to the Tombs, He will _ to abide tte decision in the Convention, He adheres to this position, according tol Jury wich resumed its season to-day,| ‘The woman waa fife seen in the | he Cn ge Tie for examination on Friday : ments to-day, and will not quit the race until the nominating ballota| He sald he would bare all the details of | Water by Edw yap oe a ; enmounce: y 2 Ne ante Monticello avenue, Jersey ¢ ty, "and - | up ah wi iach THAI ROR | uy Keuren & Thornton Co., and Harry Chapman, cashler of the of a al Investigation which satis- 8 aw teh cas wary vel Bre cast at Chicago. Impe out comple cov 82 | fied him that John J, McNamara, as sec- | >» ; ‘The Prenident was urged by a number of his closest friends to make e/retury-irensurer of the Internaiional | Brooklyn Voth of hom ne Kone “tr Befinite statement as to his position, and agreed (o do so in the lunguage “Assoclation of Bridge and Structural ra Fahey saw whet looked “th aqueted above, With this statement as their inspiration, it ts said the Tage | 10" Workers, was tie conspiring exec- bil woman's form, held up 1 utlve Who caused the explosions in this ing « ransaction of July 6, pupporters will begin an active campaign in his behalf at onve. vicinity atts ; peg date, Vahharoar: Ge koe = The men hailed a ‘ng motor- | sf f been 2% was stated to-day that some of Mi. Faft's friends have gone TOLD M'NAMARA HE KNEW] toat, whose ® went to the! \V/, ae i rere arr a . E Lic! | etovp at the Impertal a few days, go for tately a0 to advise him to openly break with Col. Roosevelt and DYNAMITERS. : Mons cel nigo unis Valuables” mem in Overcoat, Merrill, Only Member of His zave Chapman a check covering is ke public his intentions, Bookwalter even said that he, himnelf, nat to ald, ‘The woman was 5 : f om, meals, taxteab hire, theatre tik to challenge the Colonel to make public Fhe Pr dA he, MoNdiate ae tue eketied ashore | After Chase From Station Party in Assembly, Is Seated Sets @oy amoun'’ng to $990. He signed Nas Geetined 90) Ro' thie, | Strong suspiclon againat him and thatin| Mra. Alvica Jacobe of No. 2 Tweitth | , | 3 i , the check as treasurer of the Van Keu- ROOSEVELT REFUSES TO BE “SMOKED OUT.” his conve With @ score of labor | street, Jersey City, told Policeman Fitz: | in Harlem. | With Big Hurrah. ren & Thornton Co, which he haa g leaders he had 1 the responsibility | elmmons that she had seen the woman | right to do. 3 The White House has been fatrly flooded with callers lately who have| upon she era’ Unton, On the boat while Loming aardes trom ining [ss | —_-— FIXED BOOKS TO COVER UP THE Qrought word to President Taft that Col, Roosevelt so far has declined to say! “We were om & street oar together |Jersey (its. Tie férryboat officers! try, Ciara Grosamin of No. M52) ALRANY, Jan Rearing aloft a ble p® Port + cee STOLEN CHECK, ep fant he would not accept the nomination If It were tendered to him, It aieg B® 44¥ shorty after the Vou Bpreck|JouDt whetier wie was on the boat lett avqine, wan wn tink fo a south. fred, bane, with the imeigtun wae Prosecution Balked in Effort to) 9, csvemone | EES IS some caracil ¢ ou mage hed been reported to the White House that Col. Roosevelt belleves an organized a jostons im October, 1909, ' a ae nae eailea eh ie ieee He bound subs train at One Hundred mt the World,” and Get Docunfentary Proof of | entry on the books of the firm show+ effort is being made to “smoke him out," and that he deciines to be “smoked” | whom X knew ver, wel ue, Brooaiva, Induiries Be! And Sixteenth #trest and Lenox avenuelheaded by a do playlag Justily, Es cumentar) Ing the expenditure of $200 for some fie it fi + Pharr » rece! toe re lto-day when she felt a tug at the bar bout 1 Soctalists from woe ie thous legitimate purpose, this squariig pither by the Taft or La Follette forces. Sunting way if 3 had | PRATT Oey ; ved toe " : z i Le ase ae We Nitta ' x i the Fixing of Prices | the books with the bank balances, qT The President has listened to all of these reports with an indulgent smile, | BP te buildings, Z was irritated those | the woman's husvand iad been thany New York | - . : rele nete h Gays because I myself had Teoetved and he was hurrying to New York| same tnoment an called and other ot st thie ‘inte . are many other similar cases, but bas hae refused to indicate whether or not he believed, them. It 1s vehemently |qnrentening letters and hea to hy Hospital to complete the identification. | her attention + that a’ allt Gecinantah dekeont on Alban Hotel Imperial transaction was ae Genie’ at the White House that Mr. ‘Taft has sent any “messengers” to Mr. reat at yy house for sixty aye o| Tt le declared at tho hospital that the| young man jus ind had opened | the occasion wan t au CHICAGO, Jo). N—Methode dectaged 99 4 because quick action : fAgoseveit “on any subject whatsoever.” . rr fa hotly, woman Is also suffer the bas and extrgcted s inething lamece of Hoertevt Mer to have been used by the packe » poesiile in connection with tt. a | Grossman shrieke M Prieg The President has been urged for weeks to make a more progressive cam- put my hand on o alts, Brie i ts and Vanderoef, who has been tn communi Halist ne ontrol thy » of 1 Joaving this oar.’ ” t relatives a er, Alexander Mart ¢ ectady Coun : ae lawyer and Frederi@e pate in his own behalf, Ho has replied that he did not think political activity AAIeE RNEERES tia vi@id an: oxy. olan dial ad iunarea and. Hie ee jt ’ p.nensehe 33 Park ‘Row. lawyer fie Gemported with Presidential dignity. He now has consented that his friends| besides McNamaia of what lils investl- BANKER’ Ss CHILD MISSING: ted the : © Capit ia “a tt : n& TI noratee Compan pasry forward the fight as vigorously as they desire, and he will lend what | sation had disolosed tie said FEAR SHE WAS KIDNAPPED If pocket, who anit dashed re ‘ it mite) since 1 ve Ste DD "Yes, I told ore por leader up the meps tot with Mrs.) wom the Qawistance he properly can. REC Laem Ga, that hate cengere yan and My. Hart in full ery at) charged o'clock. He was accompanied by Mf KALAMAZOO, Mich., Jan. %—Senator Robert M. La Follett was told to-day| were to blame. You see, 1 know all the pata Is heels, Otnens joined jn the chase yp) the in: vi “ nan McManus wien he surrendered himegit fet Taft was resolved to stay in the race. faker union hove” Daughter of Kansas Cit Magnate| feman Gough of the West One plave Hae WE fear brent Aga aeaer | Into the custody of Detective MoCame “Well, all right,” he replied, “I've nothing to say. ‘What did th y when you blamed! Vanishes on Way to School—Pre- lass bling Mirst but not the} Ajthous hus Accused treasurer has been e@y: TTLE CREBK, Mich, Jan. 3—Gif-jor whether he believes he could be HL vila det auld Ml apy team vious Attempt to Steal H the quarry ire Sint . ei 1K Witness for the prose with the firm for the purpase Pinshot in an interview here to-day elected." + tides GH MED GME ke ees ena| MAMAAR CUTY. Mo... dun. 48H Se eee te Meat Re se alee IEC Ra ane lew ed ag agme teet at OS led he had made any statements in| CHICAGO, Jan. %—Without ri ahaa pl Aah Pica dood Pad I 5 Cite Wh, hh s oh Kk him|Yaluable to the Government's He disappeared last Thurs. 7 eer or interviews that Theodore {0 Gov. Chase 8. Osborn’s suggestion, in| Acie of Viclence, I think some of them | detects and Aa eas le 4 malisenin Cantlol, aaq| tie cases tn the opinion of D 1 his peculations wera fs: Roosevelt had told him he would not/a speech at Lansing, diich. said 4 4 d—— shame. was this a 1 1 to search he Capitol) gud | AHe eagesitn. thes euinlon Sieh Hla peculatiind = ae pocept the Presidential nomination if it | Robert La Follette withdraw from Did any of these men tell Mr. Gom- | fo. wa Verispeareolte Tosoprine Knorpp. | yon at ‘ Fro “ Ye rney J uw ‘ cone away had ‘ ware tendered. the Presidential race, the La Folletic | De™® that suspicion pointed strongly to | dauxiiter of John | Knorpp, » wealthy EEN thas i ¥ eye Was begun,| T s produ Vanderoet wap expected at the emis j “I know: nothing of Mr. Roosevelt's |national headquarters here to-day iasued se guilt of the ironworkers?” banker of this i d left |) pocket re oe By adhe, a 1 Joviden Jocla that a scinel Re enon ocaey, haa affairs," eaid Mr. Pinchot, “either as to]a statement denying that Mr. La Fol-| “2 Sen ee acticiaa wer told Bim | nome this mornin k aids CHFOAATAET: eer : ROE AT Ae crane | tH ad pe pool hu |} not appear end Mr. MoManus, resehing whether he would accept the nomination lette had any intention of withdrawing. Ladi sptills per vetaapediel dis the| carten, br 1 hool. | change purse, Won oa 1 want raed aw not |?? {af 84 ¢ [tim on the telephone, directed him. to : Bookwalter said that Gumpers Visitea | Her parents fear that she las been) a gold wat s When with at a designated place for news : Indianapol F e o | kidnapped valued at 3 > the packe tervin t se Criminal Courts Building, as When Mxe Rnprop) and “he priv BOXING LAW REPEAL [nent and prive of § Hed emerer eyecare ' : leaders both before and after the Mo-| were in St. Louis two yea Simons, eh c , , 4 is arr a» no | ney ,! eS ‘ Further in Front Namarae were acvested and that he !napoers attempted 10 ed ai , BILL IN SENATE, ** ’ He doen't want to fin : (Lookwalter) met Gompers himself twice tne eiiid in a de ; i en 0 uway, 2 have known : | ' bs while with the Inbor un men, ou . : : n Las! Saturday he sent ward | h | that no re e Was made in his pres- 4 og Mgt ' " ' to meet me the off . nee to the explosion ‘ en ier : ‘ |DID NOT KNOW GOMPERS WELL JOHNSCN AND M'VEY al ore caer 4 ; rae eet oe : ENOUGH TO TELL HIM, b cf N e ‘ resales ; the year 19 the aiteri increased its c aly « fas about deport i , ession | , 2 year 1911 Th World materially in. 1 i The onl mark J nai a us labor | WILL FIGHT IN PARIS. ' ‘ Jovy 2} PROMISED TO ‘AID IN STRAIGHT: already remarkable lead over all other newspapers. [aire be GGsiperas” ABH. unl wAiter pz te? Asal , tn Anger ENING OUT TANGLE. . Here is an accurate statement of the number of advertise- when the fy Hall was bullt and ria: | Change Made n Sydney Proba: Gouniocae atin i " He tol oe stole the mon i i if | the unions had made me accede to thel 2 No: 0 Senator Duha i 1 two pre 1 and how be hi Speculations, He ments printed in The World and Herald (The World’s nearest demand nad made mi etotnelr! bly Due to Opposition. ot senator Panne intr ved two pros | : RRR HIRA Paine competitor) during the last five years, Desiwalter waa then cold Ahab inet Australian Clergy Viding fon the witereidum end thn ce " ‘ ower and to agslst in Note The World’s enormous and increasing lead: re easion was being made as to| XYDNEY, Australia, Jan, ~The fight cae Ny Pye at Pa n of the books to enable { " |whether he Bad informed Gompers, He | ietween Jack Je wn sam Meve He also ‘offered bi F Yur, 1 ‘nd out Just where it 4 } World. Herald. World's Lead. denied that he Was {ntimate enuug e two heavwwelght pu pitas ts: nr hag 1 . on and Mr, Mabe 4 i 1,405,038 4,412,285 202,747 Fe have discussed the question because | iuke place in Paris on the night of the ; ave 4 H 1,200,873 1,031,979 168,804 ‘Ye? Flot an alleged business assoctution Grand Prix instead Iney on Bridge Commis ards ‘ | | 1,415,007 4,923,617 901,480 “I don't know Gompera wel! | Baxter Monda ardent to tine Re o a lidens p oan ae. { . ough to talk about theve things,’ ex- Nova anil U AaNting q e knew of Vanderoe? specit- , | 1,546,897 959,406 587,401 Pistned Bookwalter. ‘it's true that my| When plans were tea done ail : arson market. My opiptancig } ‘ 1,626,184 915,226 610,058 artner, Mlugo Thorach, is a close friend | *on and McVey to fight in sydn lash ‘ wim yond his means, He A py ; ‘ 1 ‘ lof Mr. Gompers, naviug Known him fo. | lergy and sa men of that placg sad an $13,000 stock Jateraet oe i 5, si i one In protest = V ¥ rn vrinas | firm «nd dvew a ralary of year. i Comparison is made with The Herald as no other New twenty yee Rene poate eens Ae PSE, a See \ Feom lat \ [Out of his $4,000 4 Year amd te 4 York newspaper prints even hal/ as many Ads. as The World. | “we you mnpere at the fants huildiog, ‘tes the iy meetings att its he wa pe (Continued on Becond Page.) I prodadly due to this opposiiivu wl tugasce. 6h Fark Row, re Pork big Hever and : \ — naan a ae attic = eee * Spiceeaacb. ale ~ ea | erat f 8 tPA. RCI ost pees Be Pela a